Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Processes for Water Splitting
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis for Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2024) | Viewed by 1474
Special Issue Editors
2. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Borg El Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt
Interests: nanocatalysis; photocatalysis for water remediation; energy transfer; dye-sensitized solar cell; energy storage; supercapacitors; sensors; fuel cells
Interests: catalysis for direct water electrolysis; heterogeneous catalysis for CO2 conversion and storage; wearable and printed devices based on graphene for energy storage and sensing applications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Generating hydrogen sustainably through water splitting using photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and synergistic photo-electrocatalytic processes is a successful approach for tackling the energy problem. The substantial recombination of photo-generated charges, the high overpotential, the slow rate of the surface reaction, and the oxygen-forming oxidation process all contribute to restricting the effectiveness of the photo- and electrocatalytic splitting of water. The search for inexpensive nano-metal oxides to produce hydrogen from water has been particularly targeted because of the rarity of precious catalysts, the difficulties they encounter while functioning, their expensive nature, and their inability to be applied on a large scale. Metal oxides are strong contenders, especially if they are well-synthesized and feature a large surface area, quick-charging transport, many active sites, and the large transport of ions. To give readers a thorough understanding of the state of the study area at this moment in time, this subject is devoted to both the fundamental and applied aspects of photo- and electrocatalysis. This is anticipated to assist in closing the gap between the most basic understanding of heterojunction photo- and electrocatalytic systems and the creation of hydrogen-generating applications based on practical implementations, paving the way for new technologies and opportunities for the future elimination of the mentioned obstacles.
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Mohamed
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abd El-Moneim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water splitting using carbon-based electrodes
- aspects of PEC water splitting’s thermodynamics and computational approach
- PEC water splitting working concept
- developing semiconductors HER catalysts
- metal oxide-based catalysts for HER catalysts
- Pt-free photo- and electrocatalyst-based HER
- bimetallic metals for photo- and electrocatalysis for water splitting
- employing polymers as photo(electrocatalysts)
- techno-economic feasibility of hydrogen production
- hardware of PEM and alkaline electrolyzers
- photochemical approach for hydrogen evolution
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